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Intune – End-user self-service BitLocker recovery key

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If you manage Windows/macOS devices fleet you already know that it is recommended to enable disk encryption on these devices (either through GPO or Intune) with recovery information saved in Entra ID. Then you also already know that administrators (global administrator, cloud device administrator, helpdesk administrator, Intune administrator or security administrator or reader) can read […]

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Azure – Windows 11 23H2 virtual machine requires a subscription with no spending limit

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As you know, we running workloads in the cloud cost management is an important part of your governance. In Azure, you have multiple ways to manage your spending (running) cost; one of them is setting up a spending limit at your subscription level (such as with developer subscription [aka Visual Studio subscription]). Well, if you

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Windows – The latest version of Windows 11 (23H2) is now available

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  As you probably already know, a new version of Windows 11 – 23H2 – was coming.   Well, good news as this 23H2 version is now available. You can download it from your Visual Studio subscription (https://my.visualstudio.com/), using the Windows Media Creation Tool (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11) or even by using Intune Feature Update policy. NOTE I’m

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Intune – You can now control optional updates deployments

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As you may know, with Windows Update you have ‘mandatory’ updates (aka the monthly, cumulative updates) and optional updates, which usually covers some specific Windows components. Deploying the optional updates has been a major pain over the past years as they are optional, which means they were not always deployed unless end-user (when allowed) where

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Windows – Local Administrator Password Solution is now integrated with Windows

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If you are an IT professional, you probably already know the Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) to manage the local administrator account password. Well, good news as with the April 2023 updates, LAPS is now directly integrated with Windows; no more need to deploy the local LAPS agent. It is now integrated with: Windows 1x

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Windows 10 – The latest release – 22H2 – of Windows 10 is now available

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  About 3 weeks after releasing Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft has now released the new major update for Windows 10: Windows 10 22H2 or Windows 10 2022 Update.   You can get it from your Visual Studio Subscription (https://my.visualstudio.com/downloads), Download Center (using the Media Creation tool – https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) or your Volume License portal (https://www.microsoft.com/vlsc), plus

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Windows – The new Windows 11 edition – 22H2 – is now available

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The new Windows 11 edition – Windows 11 22H2 – is now available. You can download it from your MSDN (https://my.visualstudio.com/downloads) or Volume License subscription (https://www.microsoft.com/vlsc) or the Software Center using the Installation media or Media Creation Tool (https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11). It is also available for Windows 365 or Azure Virtual Desktop. If your organization uses Intune/Endpoint

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Windows – Control Internet Explorer retirement with group policy and Intune device configuration

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As you know, Internet Explorer has been part of the Windows world for quite some time (first released in August 1995) and is now unsupported and being discontinued by being replaced by more modern web browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. In May 2021, Microsoft has announced the 2 steps retirement phases for Internet

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Intune – Autopilot is getting an update which will remove the personal greeting

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As you know, Windows Autopilot allows you to automatically manage Out Of the Box Experience (OOBE) for your end user to directly join the device to your tenant in addition of ensuring naming convention and initial mandatory applications are deployed. As part of the Autopilot feature, you can assign a device to a specific user

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Windows 11 – Check if your devices are Windows 11

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With the release of the new Windows 11, you can check if your devices are ready for it using Intune/Endpoint Configuration Manager. To identify which devices are ready or not for Windows 11, connect to your Intune portal (https://endpoint.microsoft.com/) and access the Reports\Endpoint Analytics\Work from anywhere blade Then access the Windows tab to get the

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